diff --git a/cwriter/cuuAndEd_construction_bench_test.go b/cwriter/cuuAndEd_construction_bench_test.go
index 7b6a42c..25d585b 100644
--- a/cwriter/cuuAndEd_construction_bench_test.go
+++ b/cwriter/cuuAndEd_construction_bench_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 func BenchmarkWithJoin(b *testing.B) {
 	bCuuAndEd := [][]byte{[]byte("\x1b["), []byte("A\x1b[J")}
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		ioutil.Discard.Write(bytes.Join(bCuuAndEd, []byte(strconv.Itoa(4))))
+		_, _ = ioutil.Discard.Write(bytes.Join(bCuuAndEd, []byte(strconv.Itoa(4))))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	escOpen := []byte("\x1b[")
 	cuuAndEd := []byte("A\x1b[J")
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		ioutil.Discard.Write(append(strconv.AppendInt(escOpen, 4, 10), cuuAndEd...))
+		_, _ = ioutil.Discard.Write(append(strconv.AppendInt(escOpen, 4, 10), cuuAndEd...))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@
 	w := New(ioutil.Discard)
 	w.lines = 4
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		w.ansiCuuAndEd()
+		_ = w.ansiCuuAndEd()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/example_test.go b/example_test.go
index 072c8b6..72596c4 100644
--- a/example_test.go
+++ b/example_test.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 	defer proxyReader.Close()
 
 	// and copy from reader, ignoring errors
-	io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, proxyReader)
+	_, _ = io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, proxyReader)
 
 	p.Wait()
 }